Polymer Chemistry Blog

This month sees the following articles in Polymer Chemistry that are in the top 10 most accessed from July – September:

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis
Andrew B. Lowe
Polym. Chem., 2010,1, 17-36
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00216B

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis: A first update
Andrew B. Lowe
Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 4820-4870
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY00339J

Lignocellulosic Biomass: A Sustainable Platform for Production of Bio-Based Chemicals and Polymers
Furkan H. Isikgor and C. Remzi Becer
Polym. Chem., 2015,6, 4497-4559
DOI: 10.1039/C5PY00263J

Design of Thiol- and Light-sensitive Degradable Hydrogels using Michael-type Addition Reactions
Prathamesh M. Kharkar, Kristi L. Kiick and April M. Kloxin
Polym. Chem., 2015,6, 5565-5574
DOI: 10.1039/C5PY00750J

Surface-Initiated Controlled Radical Polymerizations from Silica Nanoparticles, Gold Nanocrystals, and Bionanoparticles
Lei Wu, Ulrich Glebe and Alexander Böker
Polym. Chem., 2015,6, 5143-5184
DOI: 10.1039/C5PY00525F

Synthesis of Polymeric Janus Nanoparticles and their Application in Surfactant-Free Emulsion Polymerizations
Binh T. T. Pham, Chris H. Such and Brian S. Hawkett
Polym. Chem., 2015,6, 426-435
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY01125B

Investigation into thiol-(meth)acrylate Michael addition reactions using amine and phosphine catalysts
Guang-Zhao Li, Rajan K. Randev, Alexander H. Soeriyadi, Gregory Rees, Cyrille Boyer, Zhen Tong, Thomas P. Davis, C. Remzi Becer and David M. Haddleton
Polym. Chem., 2010,1, 1196-1204
DOI: 10.1039/C0PY00100G

Tertiary Amine Catalyzed Photo-induced Controlled Radical Polymerization of Methacrylates
Qiang Fu, Thomas G. McKenzie, Shereen Tan, Eunhyung Nam and Greg G. Qiao
Polym. Chem., 2015,6, 5362-5368
DOI: 10.1039/C5PY00840A

Advanced stimuli-responsive polymer nanocapsules with enhanced capabilities for payloads delivery
Yi Zhao, Li-Ping Lv, Shuai Jiang, Katharina Landfester and Daniel Crespy
Polym. Chem., 2015,6, 4197-4205
DOI: 10.1039/C5PY00323G

Bringing D-Limonene to the Scene of Bio-Based Thermoset Coatings via Free-Radical Thiol–Ene Chemistry: Macromonomer Synthesis, UV-Curing and Thermo–Mechanical Characterization
Mauro Claudino, Jeanne-Marie Mathevet, Mats Jonsson and Mats Johansson
Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 3245-3260
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY01302B

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